Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Pocket Warmers the Old Fashioned Way

I'm reading a book on old-timey household hints and surprisingly, many are quite helpful.

Today's tip from the mid-1800s:

If you have to go out in the bitter cold, put a couple of baked potatoes in your pockets and use them as handwarmers. Make sure to wrap them in soft fabric (or nowadays, heavy duty foil) so you don't burn yourself.

The bonus? When you get home, you can eat them with sour cream and bacon bits and warm your insides too.

About Me

A Novel Woman, AKA Pamela Patchet, was unwittingly born and raised in Toronto instead of Paris. She worked her way from A&W carhop to political advisor to advertising executive where, on any given day, she was called upon to soothe disgruntled clients, cajole temperamental artists, juggle multi-million dollar budgets or locate trained penguins for television commercials. She married a handsome dentist for love and a lifetime of free dental care, raised three kids, and established a freelance writing career, not unlike her earlier jobs, minus the penguins.